The Rise of the United Arab Emirates

Spring 2021 / Essays

By harnessing national confidence, proactively dealing with regional security concerns and exercising geopolitical cooperation, the UAE is positioning itself as a regional powerhouse.

Global Tourism Post COVID-19 and the Island Model

March 1, 2021 / Midan

A recovery in tourism, one of the hardest hit industries by the COVID-19 pandemic, is inevitably tied to health considerations. It also depends on governments’ willingness to move away from old models toward long-term sustainability.

Learning from a Diplomatic Trailblazer to Tackle Global Inequalities

November 21, 2020 / COVID-19: Global Crisis

Guest speaker at the 16th Nadia Younes Memorial Lecture, Dutch Minister Sigrid Kaag, presented ideas for geopolitical challenges in the Middle East and North Africa during and after the coronavirus pandemic.

Explaining How Washington and the Election Works

Fall 2020 / Essays

In 2016, all predictions about the U.S. elections were wrong. Will Washington insiders get it right this time?

Arabs Try to Make Sense of What is Happening in the United States

October 5, 2020 / Global Forum

How have contentious domestic crises in the United States impacted the Arab world’s perception of the global leader?

Lebanon At a Crossroads … Again

September 21, 2020 / COVID-19: Global Crisis

Lebanon is not just dealing with the aftermath of the deadly Beirut explosion but also a full-blown economic and financial crisis

Forced Returns: COVID-19 Puts International Labor Migrants at Risk

July 9, 2020 / Midan

What happens to labor migrants, predominantly in the Gulf region, when they are forced to return home?

COVID-19: America, China and the Conspiracy War

July 5, 2020 / COVID-19: Global Crisis

The two rival powers have been at loggerheads about the spread of the novel coronavirus, but maybe it’s time they cooperate for the greater good.

Life Under Lockdown on a Small Island: a Personal Perspective

July 2, 2020 / COVID-19: Global Crisis

One small state’s ability to weather the coronavirus storm by remaining transparent and drawing upon the population’s sense of community.

The Viral Quotient: How Arab Media Responded to COVID-19

June 24, 2020 / COVID-19: Global Crisis

From social media to government narratives, the audience was bombarded with a plethora of information, some of which was confusing and contradictory.

Urban-Rural Disconnect: COVID-19 and Sustainability

June 16, 2020 / COVID-19: Global Crisis

The Urban-Rural Disconnect and how COVID-19 is influencing the Nexus of water, energy and food.

Building a More Multilateral World Order

June 11, 2020 / Midan

As COVID-19 amplifies isolationist trends in the West, Asian voices call for increased international cooperation.

Will China’s E-commerce Reshape a Reopening World?

June 10, 2020 / COVID-19: Global Crisis

China’s advances in digital-buying make the nation a harbinger of how a post-lockdown global economy could look.

COVID-19 and Social Policies in the MENA Region

June 5, 2020 / COVID-19: Global Crisis

A new test to overly-stressed systems.

How to Deal with COVID-19 in Africa

May 30, 2020 / COVID-19: Global Crisis

Strengthening the capacity, the data networks, and the community response to win against COVID-19.

Gulf Arab States Review Tax Regimes Amid Economic Crisis

May 28, 2020 / COVID-19: Global Crisis

Value-added and excise taxes offer Gulf Arab states narrow fiscal levers to help offset the economic impact of the coronavirus crisis and drop in oil prices.

How Will the Coronavirus Crisis Affect Africa’s Developmental Focus?

May 22, 2020 / COVID-19: Global Crisis

Mitigating the effects of the coronavirus in Africa and implementing the African Continental Free Trade Area go hand-in-hand.

Reinventing Governance for a Fragile and Complex New World

May 15, 2020 / COVID-19: Global Crisis

The COVID-19 crisis has laid bare the weaknesses of the international system; to fix the present and prepare for the future, we must pivot to a resilience paradigm.

Egypt’s Most Vulnerable and COVID-19

May 13, 2020 / Midan

Are refugees and asylum seekers protected by its strong domestic laws and international commitments?

Thunderbolt Hitting the Land

May 10, 2020 / COVID-19: Global Crisis

An uncertain future looms as Palestine and Israel attempt to mitigate the onslaught of COVID-19.

Are We Seeing a COVID-Created New World Order Emerge?

May 8, 2020 / Midan

The 2020 coronavirus pandemic has highlighted stark deficiencies in the post-World War II international system, and forces us to choose between the status quo and a new world order.

“America First” In a World Crisis

May 7, 2020 / COVID-19: Global Crisis

How Donald Trump’s America First policy failed

Seeing COVID-19 as an Opportunity

May 3, 2020 / Essays

Extremist groups will attempt to take advantage of the turmoil created by COVID-19—and it’s not the first time.

Let Conflicts Be Bygones

May 2, 2020 / Essays

A sobering look at how COVID-19 will affect Libya, Syria, and Yemen, where war and conflict have not only decimated most of these countries’ precious resources but are further destroying what remains of them.

Sustainable Solutions for an Economic Crisis

May 1, 2020 / Essays

As the world grapples to mitigate a looming economic crisis, a roadmap already exists: the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

South Africa latest to apply for COVID-19 aid from New Development Bank

April 30, 2020 / Essays

This will mostly be used to fund medical equipment such as surgical masks, respirators, and testing supplies.

Reviving Enterprises in the Time of COVID-19

April 28, 2020 / Midan

To keep enterprises afloat and save those that have incurred financial losses due to the lockdown, decisive and inclusive government action is necessary.

In Close Proximity to Their Abusers

April 27, 2020 / Essays

Domestic violence worsens worldwide due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Neither East Nor West

April 26, 2020 / Essays

As the Covid-19 response of powerful states like the U.S. and China falters, it is also failing regions on the margins of great power politics, like Africa. It is time weaker states take a long look at their dependence on the world’s juggernauts for their own security.

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